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Nov. 20, 1928. 1,692,630

F. M. DELAIH OVEN RACK Filed Oct. 20, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 20, 1928.

F. M. DELAIH ovsu RACK Filed 001.. 20, 19.27 {Sheets-Sheet ave/whom Patented Nov. 20, 1928.

UNITED STATES FAN'NIE MITCI-IEN' DELAIH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

OVEN RACK.

Application filed October 20, 1927. Serial No 227 584.

I The invention aims to provide a new and improveiil oven rack adapted for use within an even such as thelowermost oven of my U. S.

Patent No. 976,252, said rack being provided with a grate and with novel means for adjusting this grate vertically to support the food in the oven according to the heat required for proper cooking.

Vith the foregoing 1I1'Vl6W, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the description be g supplemented by the accompanying drawi Fig. 1 is a top plan view partly broken away showing an oven rack constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation.

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view on line 3-8 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on line 44 of 2 and 3, portions of the grate being broken away.

Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal sectionai view on line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is an end elevation showing the and its supporting brackets in a different po sition from that shown in the other views.

The drawing above briefly described, illustrates one manner of carrying the invention into effect and while the details therein disclosed will be herein specifically described, it is to be understood that within the scope of the invention asclaimed, variations may be made.

The numerals 7 and 8 denote upper and lowerrectangular frames formed of L-iron or the like, and'connected at their corners by vertical corner bars 9 which are also preferably of L-iron. The ends of the frames 7 and 8 are also connected by crossed braces 10 and similar braces 11 connect the rear portions of said frame.

Vertical plates 12 are secured to the crossed braces 10 and project upwardly from their crossing points, and the outwardly directed upper ends 13 of two vertical, track-forming rods 14 are secured to these plates in any desired manner, for instance by passing said ends through openings in said plates and providing them with nuts 15. The rods 14; are disposed at the inner sidesof the-plates 12 and the braces 10 and the lower ends of said rods may be secured at the ends of the lower frame 8, in any desired manner. In the present showing, metal strips 16 are secured to the end bars of the frame 8 and project inwardlytherefrom, said strips being formed with openings receiving the lower ends of the rods 14, nuts. 17 being threaded on said ends.

Two bracket-forming frames 18 are disposed in vertical planes at the inner sides of the braces 10, each frame having an upper portion '19 and a lower portion 20, each rod 14 passes, mounting the bracket-forming frames 18 for vertical sliding along the two rods 14. lVhile the frames 18 may be of any desired shape, at least the upper portions 19 th-rof are preferably horizontal to support a grate 22 in a manner which will prevent tilting of the latter. These frames 18 are each provided with a forwardly projecting arm 28, these arms being instrumental in raising and lowering said frames and the grate 22, and to formed i ith an opening 21 through which the hold the arms and consequently the parts 1 I 22 in any desired vertically adjusted position, I provide vertical bars 241- which preferably extend between the upper and lower frames '8, said bars'having teeth 25 at their inner edges, with any of which the arms 23 may be engaged.

The front ends of the arms 23 are by preference formed with sockets 26 to receive appropriate operating handles such as that shown in dotted lines in Fig 6. By engaging these handles with the arms 23 and swing ing the latter inwardly out of engagement with the teeth 25, the brackets 18 may be raised or lowered as the case may demand, after which said arms may be reengaged with the teeth, thus effectively supporting the parts with the grate 22 at the desired position.

A rack constructed as herein shown and described may be readily inserted in any oven to provide means for adj ustably supporting a grate therein and when desired may be removed therefronn To facilitate this insertion and removal of the rack, the samemay be provided with suitable supporting rollers as shown. I

l/Vhile the details herein disclosed may be considered as preferred, attention is again invited to the fact that within the scope of the invention made.

I claim 1 1. In an oven rack, avertical stationary track, a grate supporting bracket engaged as claimed, variations may be 1 with said track for vertical sliding thereon,

and means co-operable with said arm for supportin said bracket at different positions along the length of the track.

2. In an oven rack, a vertical stationary track, a grate supporting bracket engaged with said track for vertical sliding thereon, said bracket having a projecting arm b means of which it ma be raised and lowered? and a stationary vertical bar having vertically spaced teeth with which said arm is engageable to support said bracket at different positions along the length of the track.

In an oven rack, a vertical stationary rod, a grate-supporting frame disposed in a vertical plane and havingupper and lower portions formed with alined openings through which said rod passes, mounting said frame. for vertical sliding on said rod, said frame having a substantially horizontal arm by means of which it may be raised and lowered, and a stationary vertical bar having vertically spaced teeth with which said arm is engageable to hold said frame at different elevations. i

a 4. An oven rack comprising a rectangular top frame, a rectangular bottom frame, vertically disposed members secured to said top and bottom frames, a grate between said top and bottom frames, brackets supporting said grate, and means mounting said brackets for vertical adjustment.

5. An oven rack comprising a rectangular top frame, a rectangular bottom frame, vertically disposed corner bars connecting the corners of said frames, crossed braces connecting the ends ofsaidframes, vertically disposed plates secured to said braces and extending above their crossing points, vertical rods disposed at the inner sides of said braces and having outwardly turned upper ends secured to said plates, the lower ends of said rods being secured at the endsof said lower frame, brackets slidable along said rods, a grate supported b said brackets, and means for holding said rackets at different elevations.

6. An oven rackcomprising a rectangular and provided with forwardly projecting arms by means of which they may be raised and lowered, vertical bars secured to the above- Ifamed parts and havin teeth with which said arms are engagea le to support the brackets at different elevations, and a grate supported by said brackets.

7. An oven rack comprising a rectangular top frame, a rectangular, bottom frame, vertically disposed corner bars connecting the corners of said frames, crossed braces connecting the ends of said frames, vertically disposed plates secured to said braces and extending above their crossing points, vertical rods disposed at the innersides of said braces and having outwardly turned upper ends secured to said plates, the lower ends of said rods being secured at theends of said lower frame, brackets slidable along said rods, said brackets comprising open frames constructed from singlefiat metal strips bent to form an upper horizontal bar, a lower bar substantially parallel with and spaced from said upper bar, and end bars which incline inwardly from the upper bar to the lower bar, said lower bars being extended forwardly beyond the front of the rack to provide arms whereby the brackets may be raised and lowered, said upper and lower bars having alined openings through which said vertical rods pass for slidably mounting the brackets thereon, vertical sockets formed in the projecting ends of said lower barsand adapted to receive handles, vertical bars secured to the front sides of said top and bottom frames of the rack, said bars having teeth with which the projecting ends of the lower bars of the brackets are engageable to support the brackets at different elevations, and a grate supported by said brackets. i

In testimony whereof I havehereunto af-. fixed my signature. V

(Mas) mums M. DELAIHQ 

